The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-11-26
For Il Leisure Hour.


the listener encountered recently
who was delighted with the open
bitches and the long redoubt
stretching through the streets.
He, the Kansas City man, had
rather shifted at Boston until he
brought up, all standing on the
verge of the ditch. "Ahw said he
."this looks something like"
."Something like the mud of Po-
land" interjected the Listener.
,"No; something like enterprise"
responded the Kansas City man.
"Its the most hopeful thing I've
seen here. l wouldn't give two
cents for a city where they are not
up the streets at least six times Il
year."-Boston TRANSCRIPT.
Guest-"Well, good-by, old man!
and you've really got nice little
place herew Host-"Yes, but its
rather bare just now; I hope the
trees will have grown a good bit
before you're back, old manw
Boarder-"What are you going
to have for dinner, Mrs. Myers? /
am as hungry as Il wolf!' Land
lady-"Lamb stew, Mr.. Smallyw
Boarder-"Oh, pshaw! Again ? Pm
already tired Of lambw Landlady
-"Then you can't be as hungry as
a wolf"
AS William bent over her fair
face he whispered: "Darling, if l
should ask you in French if l
might kiss you, what would you
,answer?" She, summoning up
her scanty knowledge of the
French-"Billet douxw
What's in Il Name?
One of the home managers of u
home for destitute colored child
rem, went to the institution the
other day to see how things were
going on, and found youngster as
black as the inside of coal mine,
tied to a bed-post with his hands
behind him. "What's that boy
tied up for?" she asked the attend
ant. "For lying, ma'am; he is the
worst lying nigger L ever saw"
,"What's his name?" "Georgc
Washington, ma'am," was the
paralyzing reply."-N. Y. Tribune.
A Burglar in Danger.
First Old Maid-"Sarah! Sarah "
Second-"What do you want ~
."There's burglar in the house,
!"Tell him if he amt already mar
ried I'll take him."
The Associated Press.
"Mary," said the old gentleman
severely, ~ think 1 saw you EN-.
bracing young Blinkersly this
evening" perhaps you did, papa
Sand the other evening Snifkins
had his arm around your waist
swell, papa ?" "And the night be-
fore that it was Brown whose arm
.encircled YOU" "What of it, papa
."Nothing, only 1 think it's abou,
time for me to take up the tran
chise for this Associated Press ar.
rangement."
Charlie and the Club.
"Say, bub, I hear your folks ar,
going to have a conversation clut
at your house this winter?" "Yep
we got one." "Who are the mem
bers?" "Me and mother; l furnisl
the conversation and mother pro
vides the club. Emmy more"
Gentleman Ito mendicant)-
"What kind of a new-fangled ma
chine do you call that?" Mendi
cant-"Drop a. nickel in the bo,
and get a so cent God bless you.'
:-New York S,n.
Johnny Jogging Along.
"Pa," said little Johnny, "teache
is thinking about promoting me.
"How do you know?" "Fron
what she said today" "And wha
was that?" "She said If kept OF
I'd belong to the criminal class"
"Pa, what does u wooden wed
ding mean 2" Pa Cooking over hi
paper)-"It means, my son, that !
the welded parties were free the!
wooden get married again. That
ALL"
A Regular ROseleaf.
"What is to your mind the mos
pleasing kind of foliage Z" was ask
ed by the Professor of Botany a
West Point of q member of his
class.
"Leaves of ABSENCE" was the un
hesitating reply Of the homesici
cadet.
Ropes of Hangmen,
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